By Brendan R. SticklesEarlier this week, Brookings scholar Richard Reeves published an enlightening analysis of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) data on income inequality. His piece, “Restoring middle class incomes; redistribution won’t do,” described what frustrated Americans have felt for years: Since 1979, the wealthiest …

Photograph by 7 News Sydney Photos of a giant steer have begun to circulate online as Internet citizens around the world feast their eyes on ‘Knickers’. The bovine behemoth stands 1.94 meters (6’4″) tall and weighs an astonishing 1,400 kg (3,086 lbs). According to …

Because June 7 is “National Donut Day,” here are some charts from Brookings research that remind us of the tasty fried dough treat. Enjoy! CRULLER: DIGITAL KNOWLEDGE AN INCREASING REQUIREMENT FOR US JOBS In their analysis of digitalization in the American workforce, a team from the Metropolitan …

As charter school enrollments grow, are school districts so weakened by financial losses that teaching and learning must suffer? Or does competition spur traditional public schools and districts to improve—for the benefit of all? [author-bio] There are bodies of research and policy advocacy on both …

On May 28, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) released a report detailing the growth in international trade in services in 2018. The report states that global services exports increased by 7.7 percent between 2017 and 2018, reaching a total of $5.8 …

This was filmed by Dylan Bradshaw on December 4th at Hahei Beach on the Coromandel peninsular of New Zealand. Bradshaw says he was watching a pod of orcas swimming up the beach, when he saw a swimmer swimming along shore directly towards them. He …